From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The procedure for warming up an engine to ensure easy starting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\3\ Scan036 | |
| Date | 9th March 1915 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). R.R. 657. (50M.) (V.W.948. 13.11.14.) E.P. 7561. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON... K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE Rs{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary Ja Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y VIENNA Ws Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [Handwritten next to distribution list]: Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Mr. Hives. Wn Re Easy Starting Up. Na{Mr Nadin}/S11/LG8315. (2). "One must not expect the engine to work satisfactorily until it has been thoroughly warmed up, which can best be done by running it at a slow speed with a rug, or heat-retaining cover over the radiator". [Handwritten]: Na.{Mr Nadin} [Signature] [Handwritten]: I do not know of anything we can add or alter in these instructions. [Handwritten]: IAH 9/3/15 [Watermark]: MADE AT CROXLEY This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||